Meaning of Sheep | Babel Free

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1. A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
   countable
2. A member of the domestic species Ovis aries, the most well-known species of Ovis.
   countable
3. a kind of animal related to the goat, whose flesh is used as food and from whose wool clothing is made. a flock of sheep. skape خَروف، شاه، غنَم овца ovelha ovce das Schaf får πρόβατοoveja lammas گوسفند lammas moutonכבש भेड़ ovca juh domba kind pecora 羊 양 avis aita biri-biri schaap sau, får; smaleowca پسه، ګډ: بې زړه، مړيي، ډارن ovelha oaie овца ovca ovca ovca får แกะ koyun 綿羊 баран, вівця بھیڑ con cừu 绵羊
4. A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
   countable
5. embarrassed. a sheepish expression. skamerig خَجول، مُرْتَبِك смутен encabulado rozpačitý blöde fåret ντροπαλός, αμήχανοςavergonzado, abochornado kohtlane, häbelik گوسفندوار ؛ ساده دل nolo embarrassé בַּיישָנִי झेंप plah, smeten szégyenlős kemalu-maluan kindarlegur imbarazzato おどおどした 부끄러워하는 sutrikęs, suglumęs kaunīgs; samulsis tersipu-sipu verlegenflau, forlegen, fåret zbaraniały شرمندوكى: خجالت encabulado ruşinat сконфуженный rozpačitý zbegan posramljen förlägen, fåraktig ขี้อาย utanmış, mah...
6. A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).
   countable, plural
7. skamerig بِخَجَل، بارتِباك смутено com embaraço zaraženě blöde fåret ντροπαλά, αμήχανα con vergüenza/bochorno hirmunult بصورت گوسفندوار nolosti d'un air penaud בְּבַיישָנוּת संकोचपूर्वक plaho, strašljivo szégyenlősen dengan kemalu-maluan kindarlega con imbarazzo おどおどして 부끄럽게 pasimetus, suglumus kaunīgi; samulsumā dengan tersipu-sipu verlegenforlegent, fåret w zakłopotaniu د شرمندوکی com embaraço timid, cu timiditate робко zarazene zbegano posramljeno förläget, fåraktigt อย่างขี้อาย utanarak, m...
8. Sheepskin leather.
   uncountable
9. a dog (of a kind often) trained to work with sheep. skaaphond كَلْب مُدَرَّب على حِراسَة الغَنَم овчарско куче cão pastor ovčácký pes der Schäferhund hyrdehund; fårehund τσοπανόσκυλοperro pastor lambakoer سگ گله lammaskoira chien de berger כֶּלֶב רוֹעִים भेड़ों को चराने वाला कुत्ता ovčarski pas juhászkutya anjing gembala fjárhundur cane da pastore 牧羊犬 양 지키는 개 aviganis aitu suns anjing gembala biri-biri herdershond fåre-/gjeterhund owczarek د ړمه سپی cão-pastor câine ciobănesc овчарка ovčiarsk...
10. A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.
    countable
11. oveja, carnero.
12. A domesticated ruminant mammal (Ovis aries) having a thick coat, raised in many breeds for its wool, edible flesh, or hide.
    (Ovis aries)
13. A person regarded as timid, weak, or submissive.
14. (Animals) any of various bovid mammals of the genus Ovis and related genera, esp O. aries (domestic sheep), having transversely ribbed horns and a narrow face. There are many breeds of domestic sheep, raised for their wool and for meat.
    Ovis
15. (Animals) Barbary sheep another name for aoudad
16. a meek or timid person, esp one without initiative

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Examples

“There is much sad evidence, too, of the spoliation and dereliction of vanished industry: tips, slag-heaps and derelict colliery-screens among which the ubiquitous, nomad mountain sheep graze unconcernedly.”

“1990, Dave Mustaine, "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due", Megadeth, Rust in Peace. And fools like me, who cross the sea and come to foreign lands / Ask the sheep, for their beliefs do you kill on God's command?”

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